Hellcat Records
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Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, who was generally responsible for signing bands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Hellcat published its Give 'Em the Boot label sampler in multiple volumes starting in 1997.<ref>Multiple sources:
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Films
In 2005, a Give 'Em the Boot DVD was released, featuring tour footage of numerous Hellcat bands.
On January 15, 2006, the label released Live Freaky! Die Freaky!, a full-length film produced by Tim Armstrong and filmed using marionettes. The plot involves Charlie Manson's story being misinterpreted by a nomad on a post-apocalyptic Earth. It features the voice talents of the members of Rancid, Green Day, AFI and the Transplants.
Notable bands
Active
- Tim Timebomb
- Charged GBH
- Civet
- The Creepshow
- Danny Diablo
- Devil's Brigade
- Grade 2
- HorrorPops
- The Interrupters
- Left Alone
- Nekromantix
- Orange
- Rancid
- Rat Boy
- The Slackers
- Static Thought
- The Unseen
- Westbound Train
Former
- The Aggrolites
- Choking Victim
- Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady Seven
- The Distillers
- Dropkick Murphys
- F-Minus
- The Gadjits
- The Heart Attacks
- Hepcat
- The Independents
- Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
- King Django
- Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
- Leftöver Crack
- The Luchagors
- Mercy Killers
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- The Nerve Agents
- Operation Ivy (re-release only)
- The Pietasters
- Roger Miret and the Disasters
- Street Dogs
- Tiger Army
- Time Again<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Transplants
- U.S. Bombs